bowdrill (bodril)

A drill worked by means of a bow and string. The string is turned about the spindle of the drill, which is moved by a reciprocating motion of the bow. Bow-dye (bod i), n. A kind of scarlet color, superior to madder, but inferior to the true scarlet Bow-drill. grain for fixedne and duration: first used in Bow, London. bowed (bod), p. a. [